This keto stuffed mushrooms recipe features savory Italian sausage and tender veggies roasted and stuffed to perfection. Serve these delicious sausage-stuffed portobello mushrooms as a low-carb appetizer or meal, and enjoy!

What Makes This Recipe Great

Eating low-carb and keto, I set out to find creative ways to get the flavors and textures of my favorite foods without all the carbs and yucky feelings I have after eating them!

Enter, sausage stuffed portobello mushrooms! If you’re craving pizza, these keto stuffed mushrooms are just what you need! These low-carb stuffed mushrooms make the most amazing side dish or quick and easy meal.

Simply remove the stems, make the filling, stuff the mushrooms, and serve! All the flavors of sausage and mushroom pizza, with only 5 net carbs and dairy free!

Recipe Highlights

  • Easy, 30-minute meal!
  • Keto-Friendly & Low Carb
  • Dairy Free, Gluten Free, & Healthy!
  • Tastes just like pizza!

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Ingredient Notes

See the recipe card below for the full list of ingredients.

  • Sausage: You can use either pork Italian sausage links and remove the casing, or bulk ground Italian pork sausage. Be sure to read your labels for Italian sausage! A lot of them have sugar (or dextrose) snuck in. I get my sugar-free humanely raised, hormone + antibiotic-free pork sausage from ButcherBox, which I highly recommend!
  • Cauliflower Rice: You can use fresh cauliflower rice, but honestly frozen has a more neutral taste, is cheaper, and is more convenient.
  • Portobello Mushrooms: This recipe calls for 4 portobello mushrooms that are 5″ in diameter. If you’re serving guests or a larger family, be sure to get enough mushrooms to double or triple the recipe.
  • Parmesan Cheese: If you’re ok with dairy, these keto stuffed mushrooms would be delicious sprinkled with parmesan cheese.
close up of sausage stuffed portobello mushrooms over zucchini noodles on a white plate

Recipe Step by Step

  1. Preheat the oven to 425ºF with the oven rack in the middle. 
  2. Line a rimmed baking sheet with a baking rack with parchment paper. Add on the portobello mushrooms with the opening UP. Drizzle with olive oil, salt + pepper. Roast for 15 minutes.
  3. While the mushrooms are roasting, make the filling. Start by heating a large skillet over medium heat. Add in the olive oil, bell pepper, onion, salt + pepper. Cook for 5 minutes until soft. Add in the garlic, and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Then, add in the sausage, breaking the sausage up (I like using a potato masher). Cook for 5 minutes until the sausage is no longer pink.
  4. To the cooked sausage, add a bag of frozen cauliflower rice. It will help bind it, and stretch out the meat since the cauliflower rice takes on the flavor of the sausage and sneaks in more veggies!
  5. Cook, stirring occasionally, for another 5 minutes until the cauliflower rice is cooked through.
  6. Turn off the heat, add in the parsley, and stir.
  7. Remove the mushrooms from the oven, evenly divide and spoon the sausage mixture, and stuff the mushrooms.
  8. Roast the keto stuffed mushrooms for another 15 minutes until the mushrooms are tender and the sausage filling is getting crispy on top.
a closeup of keto stuffed mushrooms over zucchini noodles

Expert Tips

  • Serving: These keto stuffed mushrooms are delicious when served with zucchini noodles! Or even fancier, pesto zucchini noodles. Twirl your fork with some zoodles, then cut off a bite and enjoy!
  • Rimmed Baking Sheet: You FOR SURE want to use a baking sheet with a wire rack. Otherwise, the mushrooms get soggy bottoms sitting in the moisture that cools off.
  • Leftovers: If we have leftovers, I’ll chop up the portobello and sauté it will the filling, and top it with a scoop of pesto. Yummy!
  • Kid Friendly: When I make this for my boys, I make a “stir fry” using white rice, the filling, some chopped zucchini noodles, and pesto. They love it!

Recipe FAQs

How many carbs are in these sausage stuffed portobello mushrooms?

One serving is just 5 net carbs! Serve with zucchini noodles and marinara sauce to keep it a delicious, low-carb, keto appetizer or meal.

Can I freeze these keto stuffed mushrooms?

Unfortunately, these stuffed mushrooms don’t freeze well. The mushrooms get really watery and soggy and wouldn’t turn out well.

Why are my keto stuffed mushrooms soggy?

You’ll want to make sure to use a baking sheet with a wire rack. Otherwise, the mushrooms get soggy bottoms sitting in the moisture that cools off.

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Keto Sausage Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

This keto stuffed mushrooms recipe features savory Italian sausage and tender veggies roasted and stuffed to perfection. Serve these delicious sausage-stuffed portobello mushrooms as a low-carb appetizer or meal, and enjoy!
5 from 15 ratings

Ingredients 
 

  • 4 portobello mushrooms that are 5″ diameter, stems removed, black gills scraped out with a spoon
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 cloves of garlic, grated or finely minced
  • 1 pound sweet italian sausage, removed from the casing if using links
  • 1 10-ounce bag frozen cauliflower rice
  • 1/2 cup packed fresh parsley, finely chopped

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 425ºF with the oven rack in the middle.
  • Line a rimmed baking sheet with baking rack with parchment paper. Add on the portobello mushrooms with the opening UP. Drizzle with olive oil, salt + pepper. Roast for 15 minutes.
  • While the mushrooms are roasting, make the filling. Start by heating your cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add in the olive oil, bell pepper, onion, salt + pepper. Cook for 5 minutes until soft. Add in the garlic, and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Then, add in the sausage, breaking the sausage up (I like using a potato masher). Cook for 5 minutes until the sausage is no longer pink.
  • To the cooked sausage, add bag of frozen cauliflower rice. It will help bind it, stretch out the meat since the cauliflower rice takes on the flavor of the sausage and sneaks in more veggies! Cook, stirring occasionally, for another 5 minutes until the cauliflower rice is cooked through.
  • Turn off the heat, add in the parsley and stir.
  • Remove the mushrooms from the oven, evenly divide and spoon in the sausage mixture into the 4 portobello mushrooms.
  • Roast the keto stuffed mushrooms for another 15 minutes until the mushrooms are tender and the sausage filling is getting crispy on top.
  • Serve warm. Especially good over zucchini noodles or pesto zucchini noodles!
  • Leftovers will keep in an airtight container for 5 days refrigerated.
  • See the Recipe Notes below for more tips, FAQ's and ingredient substitutions.

Notes

Sausage: You can use either pork Italian sausage links and remove the casing, or bulk ground Italian pork sausage. Just read the labels to make sure it’s Whole30 compliant if doing a Whole30! This won’t work with chicken sausage since it is already cooked.
Cauliflower Rice: You can use fresh cauliflower rice, but honestly frozen has a more neutral taste, is cheaper and more convenient
Adding Parmesan: If you’re ok with dairy, this would be delicious sprinkled with parmesan
Serving: These keto stuffed mushrooms are delicious when served with zucchini noodles! Or even fancier, pesto zucchini noodles. Twirl your fork with some zoodles, then cut off a bite of these savory sausage stuffed portobello mushrooms and enjoy!
Rimmed Baking Sheet: You FOR SURE want to use a baking sheet with a wire rack. Otherwise, the mushrooms get soggy bottoms sitting in the moisture that cools off.
Leftovers: If we have leftovers, I’ll chop up the portobello and sauté it will the filling, and top it with a scoop of pesto. Yummy!
Make Kid Friendly: When I make this for my boys, I make a “stir fry” using white rice, the filling, some chopped zucchini noodles, and pesto. They love it!
Calories: 454, Total Carbs: 6.8g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 39.3g, Fiber: 1.7g, Net Carbs: 5g
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